Temperature Dependence of the Chemical Potential in NaxCoO2: Implications for the Large Thermoelectric Power

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We have performed a temperature-dependent photoemission study of a NaxCoO2 (x~0.8) epitaxial thin film prepared by the reactive solid-phase epitaxy method. The chemical potential shift as a function of temperature was derived from the Co 3d peak shift, and revealed a crossover from the degenerate Fermion state at low temperatures to the correlated hopping state of Co3+/Co4+ mixed-valence at high temperatures. This suggests that the large thermoelectric power at high temperatures should be considered in the correlated hopping picture.
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Strongly Correlated Electrons, Materials Science

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http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/139789

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https://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0511149
 http://arxiv.org/abs/cond-mat/0511149
 J. Phys. Soc. Jpn., Vol.76, No.10, p.103709 (2007), selected as "Papers of Editors' Choice"
 doi:10.1143/JPSJ.76.103709

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